As seen in recent news, with Charlottesville and racial motivated riots and protests around the united states, along with police brutality, racial tension is higher than it has been in recent history. The solution to this, I feel, is strong and weak tie peaceful protest. With strong ties, small, motivated groups will from under a cause to make a difference and not stand for this racial injustice. With weak ties, other groups will see the difference that the strong tied group is making and want to participate. This is just like how in the NFL, Colin Kapernick started to kneel for the national anthem and with strong ties, some of his teammates started doing it too. Then weak ties kicked in when other players from other teams in the NFL started doing it too. They did it because they agreed with the cause behind why they were kneeling, to protest police brutality and racism. This is a classic example of how strong and weak ties can create change in the form of peaceful protest and use of the first amendment. Even foreign football teams have started kneeling for the national anthem in solidarity for the NFL players. The solution is peaceful protest, and showing that we can utilize the first amendment to our advantage.